Blown Strut/Shock Question
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Blown Strut/Shock Question
What are the characteristics of a blown shock/strut. I have heard that when they blow, it just is bouncy, and looses it's resistance. I've ridden in cars that they said that had blown shocks, but rode very rough (siezed).
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Yeah, along with that, check to see if there is any oil leaking out. Also, if you disassemble the strut, if the initial stroke of the piston goes down easily, you have a blown strut. What happens in that case is there is air in the strut. I bought a set of used Koni's from an Maxima.org and one of them is really blown
hopefully I can get this one replace by Koni. In my case, the person who had the struts before me bottomed out serverely and all the heat from from that left a burn mark on the shaft and melted the seal. No more seal, air and oil comes in and out of the strut.
hopefully I can get this one replace by Koni. In my case, the person who had the struts before me bottomed out serverely and all the heat from from that left a burn mark on the shaft and melted the seal. No more seal, air and oil comes in and out of the strut.
#8
Originally posted by Kevin Wong
Yeah, along with that, check to see if there is any oil leaking out. Also, if you disassemble the strut, if the initial stroke of the piston goes down easily, you have a blown strut. What happens in that case is there is air in the strut. I bought a set of used Koni's from an Maxima.org and one of them is really blown
hopefully I can get this one replace by Koni. In my case, the person who had the struts before me bottomed out serverely and all the heat from from that left a burn mark on the shaft and melted the seal. No more seal, air and oil comes in and out of the strut.
Yeah, along with that, check to see if there is any oil leaking out. Also, if you disassemble the strut, if the initial stroke of the piston goes down easily, you have a blown strut. What happens in that case is there is air in the strut. I bought a set of used Koni's from an Maxima.org and one of them is really blown
hopefully I can get this one replace by Koni. In my case, the person who had the struts before me bottomed out serverely and all the heat from from that left a burn mark on the shaft and melted the seal. No more seal, air and oil comes in and out of the strut.
costcowholesale: wish I could help ya, but I don't know too much about shocks/struts.
Lime, Cumalot, MaximaPower..thanx for the input. I will have to look out for those symptoms.
The reason I am asking is I have access to another set of used oem shocks and struts from a friend that I helped out, and is willing to give me. Myself, along with most of my department just got laid off from our job, so I don't have a good cash flow coming in right now. I have some H&R's that are just crying to be put on, and was tempting with the thought of riding with oem's, with another set as a backup.
This goes against my grain as a "tuner". I never half-azz anything I do to my car. Well, maybe I just answered my own question...and wait til I get some $ for a new set of shocks/struts. But let me tell you, it sure is tempting.
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